Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010054892026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MC/30/2026 MD RAFIQUDDIN AND ORS S/O LT. DEVANATH ULLAH 2: MUSTT. SARUTUN NESSA S/O. LT. HABIB ALI 3: MD. AFTABUDDIN ALI S/O. LT. AYUB ALI 4: MD. AKADDAS ALI S/O. LT. ARAB ALI 5: MAINUDDIN @ MAJIBAR RAHMAN S/O. MD. MAJUR ALI 6: ON THE DEATH OF KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI HIS LEGAL HEIRS 6.1: PIYARA BEGUM W/O LATE KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI 6.2: KASIM ALI S/O LATE KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI 6.3: MD. NIYAZ UDDIN S/O LATE KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI 6.4: MD. SABIR AHMED S/O LATE KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI Page No.# 2/5 7: MD. SAMSUL HOQUE S/O. ABDUL KADIR 8: SALIM HUSSIN NOTICE SENT AFTABUDDIN S/O. LT. TANJID ALI 9: MUBARAK ALI (NOTICE TO KUTUB ALI) S/O. LT HAJI SHAKIR ALI CHOUDHURY 10: JALALUDDIN S/O. LT. SARAFUTULLA NOTICE TO SARAFUTULLAH ALL ARE OF VILL. PACHIM DHANI RAM PATHAR MOUZA-HOJAI P.S. HOJAI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY 06 2:THE DY. COMMISSIONER HOJAI. 3:THE ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HOJAI CUM S.D.O. C. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER HOJAI REVENUE CIRCLE HOJAI Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A A DEWAN, MR. SK S N MOHAMMAD,MR. KHAIRUL ISLAM,MR H A RASHID Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, GA, ASSAM Page No.# 3/5 Linked Case : WP(C)/6616/2016 MD. RAFIQUDDIN and 9 ORS. S/O. LT. DEVANATH ULLAH 2: MUSTT. SARUTUN NESSA S/O. LT. HABIB ALI 3: MD. AFTABUDDIN ALI S/O. LT. AYUB ALI 4: MD. AKADDAS ALI S/O. LT. ARAB ALI 5: MAINUDDIN @ MAJIBAR RAHMAN S/O. MD. MAJUR ALI 6: KUTUB ALI @ FAZIR ALI S/O. LT. BHERAI MIA 7: MD. SAMSUL HOQUE S/O. ABDUL KADIR 8: SALIM HUSSIN NOTICE SENT AFTABUDDIN S/O. LT. TANJID ALI 9: MUBARAK ALI NOTICE TO KUTUB ALI S/O. LT HAJI SHAKIR ALI CHOUDHURY 10: JALALUDDIN S/O. LT. SARAFUTULLA NOTICE TO SARAFUTULLAH ALL ARE OF VILL. PACHIM DHANI RAM PATHAR MOUZA-HOJAI P.S. HOJAI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY COMM. and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPTT. DISPUR Page No.# 4/5 GHY.-06. 2:THE DY. COMMISSIONER HOJAI. 3:THE ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HOJAI CUM S.D.O. C. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER HOJAI REVENUE CIRCLE HOJAI. ------------ Advocate for : MRS.S Y BEGUM Advocate for : SC REVENUE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 20.05.2026 Heard Mr. A. A. Dewan, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioner. This application for restoration of the writ petition has been filed by the petitioner which was dismissed for non-prosecution, vide an order dated 18.08.2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the conducting counsel in the connected writ petition, Mr. SK SN Mohammad expired during the pendency of the writ petition and because of the fact that the petitioner was not informed about the death of the learned counsel, the petitioner could not pursue the case. This Court has gone through the explanations provided in the application at paragraph nos. 4 to 11 and being satisfied with the explanation provided, the Page No.# 5/5 connected writ petition, i.e., WP(C) No. 6616/2016 is hereby restored. The petitioner is directed to provide the copies of the writ petition to the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. JUDGE Comparing Assistant